European Journal of Entomology

      ISSN 1210-5759 (print), 1802-8829 (online)

Eur. J. Entomol. 2012, 109(2): 281–288  

The earliest fossil flower bugs (Heteroptera: Cimicomorpha: Cimicoidea: Vetanthocoridae) from the Middle Jurassic of Inner Mongolia, China

HOU W., YAO Y.*, ZHANG W. & REN D.

One new genus with two new fossil species, Pumilanthocoris gracilis gen. n. sp. n. and P. obesus gen. n. sp. n., which were found in the Middle Jurassic Jiulongshan Formation of Inner Mongolia, China, are described and illustrated. These are the earliest fossil records of Vetanthocoridae.

Address
Key Lab of Insect Evolution and Environmental Changes, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, China; e-mails: houwenjing7555@163.com; yaoyz100@gmail.com; zhangweitinghao@163.com; rendong@mail.cnu.edu.cn

Keywords
Heteroptera, Vetanthocoridae, fossil, Middle Jurassic, Inner Mongolia

accepted: Nov 1st, 2011    published: Apr 5th, 2012    URL: http://www.eje.cz/scripts/viewabstract.php?abstract=1706


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